History
Dewia (biatch.adamiczyk), who was a pony at FFF and owned by Trina Varriale, created the version that is now know as Classic Flower Dressage. From Dewia’s idea, Trina developed the version that is now known as Standard Flower Dressage. This caused a lot of drama with in the pony community.
Ultimately, Trina’s version of Flower Dressage won out as the Standard and unfortunately, Dewia quit SecondLife soon after. In memory of Dewia and her work at FFF, both Standard Flower Dressage and Dewia’s Classic Flower Dressage are taught and are requirements of the Thoroughbred Training programme at FFF.
Description
Flower dressage is a discipline where upto 4 Ponies navigate a field following the lines to a predetermined pattern. The field itself consists of 4 large circles surrounding the centre circle. Around the outside is a further 4 small circles with various lines passing through the middle and the outer circles. Each circle is defined by a letter, usually placed in the middle of the circle. Ponies move around the circles following a pattern.
There are two set’s of rules in Flower dressage
Both of theses set’s of rules are well defined, however it is generally thought that Standard Flower Dressage is easier to learn.
Tips
- Do not try to learn Classic Flower Dressage and Standard Flower Dressage at the same time
- Ensure you fully understand your first discipline before changing, then do not switch back and forth
Location
The FFF Flower Dressage Field is located on the South-East ring road, just North of the Small Steeple Chase